Because Venus and Jupiter according to ancient astrology are known as “benefics” or “fortunes” which means these planets will easily attract benefits and opportunities in our way.

Imagine a secret garden in the middle of an enchanted forest. The garden is filled with scented flowers, magical healing herbs, exotic spices and lush trees. Nightingales sing and a stream flows swiftly by, reflecting the muted purple of the dusk. The soil is so fertile that is bursting with blooms and abundance of colors and fragrance.

We all have this secret garden inside us. Is a place of infinite possibilities and mesmerizing beauty. But the garden needs our attention. We need to seed good intentions (Venus). We need to take care of it daily and remove the weeds (Jupiter). The message of the Venus Jupiter transit is that growth and abundance know no limit, as long as we cultivate it from within and take the proper time and care to nourish the garden of our body and soul.

Firstly, Jupiter turns direct, which means that faith, optimism, and hope will be restored. This is an excellent transit, also because Jupiter is part of the grand Earth trine (a configuration we have in the first weeks of May) supporting us in turning our wildest dreams into reality.

The 2nd important transit is Mercury conjunct Sun which means Mercury is firstly combust, creating chaos in our communication, then for a few hours is forming a so called cazimi aspect (which means that out of the sudden our intellect becomes very sharp, and we can have great intellectual insights), and then is combust again for the rest of the day. Not only we have this transit, but this time Mercury passes directly between the Earth and the Sun (this is one of those rare occurrences, only 13 every 100 years – when Mercury’s orbit intersects with Earth’s orbit) which means that Mercury will work in a close sync with the Earth and will relate to our earthy matters more than it usually does.

To recap, we have Jupiter and Mercury playing a central role in the sky, and both celestial bodies are overcharged with energy. Because Jupiter amplifies everything it touches, we will have an explosion of Mercurial energy. Unexpected news, tense conversations, events related to transportation and short trips, anything is possible. This morning, one friend of mine used Google maps to take a ‘shortcut’ on a highway, only to be guided to the opposite lane (he got the full meaning of Mercury retrograde…), while another friend forgot to take his laptop to work…so he had to turn back home and waste a few hours in traffic.

These examples look like a series of rather annoying events…However, let’s not forget that both Mercury and Jupiter and in Earth sigs. The Universe wants us to have a daily schedule and calendar that speak to what we value. ‘What we value’ are the key words here – look at your everyday life – starting with routines, activities, even your job – are these truly reflecting who you really are, what you want to become? Jupiter is about beliefs. In Virgo, Jupiter draws our attention to the way we are taking care of ourselves, and how that has an impact on our vision about life, and the other way around. How is your health? Is your diet, are your daily habits supporting you in your goals?

We now have the chance to gain crystal clear clarity on what we need to change in our daily habits to become a better version of ourselves.